Lead Developer – Power Platform

Job introduction

You can also see our full list of employee benefits on our careers site here: Why you should work for us | West Northamptonshire Council.

About the role

Drive Workforce Innovation & Digital Excellence (WIDE)

Are you ready to show us what’s truly possible with Microsoft Power Platform?

At West Northamptonshire Council, we’re forming a small, high-impact project team to push beyond traditional MS365 use and unlock the potential of the Power Platform. This is your opportunity to lead from the front—building, proving, and scaling new ways of working that transform how we work and serve our residents.

Why this role matters

West Northants has already embraced MS365—but we’ve only scratched the surface.

This team will unlock the next level, showing how digital tools can:

• Transform internal processes
• Improve colleague experience
• Deliver better outcomes for our communities and residents

What makes this special

• 1-year fixed-term with a clear mission and visible impact
• A chance to build something new from the ground up
• Freedom to experiment, innovate and prove value
• Work that directly improves services for the people of West Northamptonshire
• A culture that thrives on innovation, curiosity and continuous improvement

Join us

If you want to lead real change, not just talk about it, and use technology to make a meaningful difference—this is your moment.

Be part of WIDE. Help us redefine what’s possible.

Additional information

You’re a hands-on technical expert who combines creativity with delivery:

• Deep experience with Power Platform (Power Apps, Automation and Integration)
• Notable experience with Power Platform or similar low-code tools, alongside broader development skills (e.g. JavaScript, C#, APIs)
• Strong integration and API knowledge
• Passion foruser-centred design and low-code innovation
• Ability to turn ideas into working solutions—fast
• Confident influencing both technical and non-technical audiences
• A natural problem solver, challenger and innovator
• Experienced in documenting solutions and complex solutions in a way that enables smooth handover, knowledge transfer, and long-term support capability.

Company information

At West Northants Council, it’s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is ‘to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive’. We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential.  We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.

If you need additional support or reasonable adjustments during the application process, including needing the job description in another format or language, please email careers@westnorthants.gov.uk for support.

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